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The New York Rangers have confirmed that they will not sign Tomas Kaberle.

Kaberle reportedly received an offer, but it would have involved staying in AHL Hartford and he didn't want to go down that road. He had already played two games with the minor league team on an AHL tryout agreement and he practiced with the Rangers before that. If Kaberle is done in the NHL, then he will finish with 87 goals and 563 points in 984 career games. Mon, Nov 17, 2014 02:52:00 PM

It looks like Tomas Kaberle won't sign with the New York Rangers after all.

The Rangers reportedly offered Kaberle a contract that would have resulted in him staying with AHL Hartford, but the 36-year-old wasn't interested in that arrangement. He spent two games with Hartford on a tryout agreement. Mon, Nov 17, 2014 02:37:00 PM

Kaberle was released from his professional tryout agreement with AHL Hartford. He had two assists in two AHL contests during that stint. Even if the Rangers do sign Kaberle, we wouldn't count on him having any fantasy value at this stage of his career. Mon, Nov 17, 2014 12:16:00 PM

Tomas Kaberle has been released from his professional tryout agreement with AHL Hartford.

Hartford is affiliated with the New York Rangers. Kaberle had two assists and a minus-three rating in two AHL contests. Prior to his minor-league stint, Kaberle had been practicing with the Rangers in the hope of getting a contract with the team. Mon, Nov 17, 2014 10:59:00 AM

The New York Rangers have been unable to fill the void at center caused by the broken fibula to Mika Zibanejad.

The injury occurred two weeks ago and Zibanejad is still projected to be out of action for another month. The Rangers have tried J.T. Miller and Brandon Pirri in his spot but neither have worked out. The Rangers are a solid Stanley Cup contender and will just wait it out until Zibanejad returns to action. The talented Swede has 15 points in 18 games thus far.

Chris Kreider gave New York a 1-0 lead in the first period, while Jets forward Mark Scheifele tied it up in the second. Hayes scored the go-ahead goal on the power play with only 1:09 remaining in regulation. Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller picked up the assists on the goal. Hayes has 11 goals and nine assists in 28 games in 2016-17. Those are much better totals than many expected from him at this point of the season.

Oscar Lindberg and Adam Clendening will take their customary seats in the Rangers' press box on Saturday against Carolina.

Unfortunately it seems as though neither player has much of a role with the team at this time. Clendening has just seven games of action, and Lindberg, who at least is still working his way back from hip surgery, has 11.

Brandon Pirri has not picked up a point in the seven games since Mika Zibanejad has been out of action.

It was thought that Pirri would get a much better opportunity to score and produce with Zibanejad injured, but he has yet to find the scoresheet even though his ice time has increased to 14:50 from 12:10. He has five goals and 10 points in 26 games.

JT Miller snapped his four-game point drought during Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders.

In fact, he hasn't scored a goal in six games. Miller's torrid pace has certainly cooled, but it coincides with a (presumably minor) knee injury that required stitches. His season's totals are still great, with eight goals and 20 points in 27 games.

Nicklas Jensen is set to make his Rangers debut against the Jets on Thursday.

Jensen posted six points in 24 games spread over the last three season with Vancouver. However he's picked up 23 goals and 40 points in 62 games with Hartford, the Rangers AHL affiliate. The 22-year-old is ready to prove his mettle.

Kevin Klein is expected to draw back into the lineup on Saturday after being a healthy scratch Thursday.

Rangers coach Alain Vigneault is hoping he'll see more urgency in Klein's game after being scratched. Adam Clendening will probably be taken out of the lineup to make room for Klein, though that wasn't confirmed.

Staal picked up his third goal of the season during Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders. It was his second goal in three games. He has now just 37 career markers, so we'd just enjoy this mini-streak for what it is.

Holden had a very good rookie season in 2013-14 with 10 goals and 25 points in only 54 games with Colorado but has not come very close to that point production ever since. But he has started off with a bang in New York and his plus-11 rating makes him an excellent waiver wire candidate at this time in almost every league.

He cleared waivers on Monday, but stayed with the Panthers until he was moved, along with a conditional seventh-round pick, in exchange for Dylan McIlrath. Kampfer has 23 points in 134 career NHL appearances.

The rookie defenseman played seven NHL games last season and then chipped in with five during the playoffs. He had six assists in his previous five games before the Flames ended the streak Saturday. Skjei has nine assists in 15 games and has been a valued member of the Rangers defensive corps this season.

Raanta stopped 17 of 18 shots in a 2-1 win over the Jets on Thursday. It's surprising to see a backup goaltender play on back-to-back nights, especially when your starter is as established as Henrik Lundqvist is. That said, Lundqvist has been a bit of a mixed bag lately and Raanta is coming off a win, so perhaps the Rangers are hoping to build a little momentum.